the next order of business are the clapboards and that's what dan's working on now. now, the clapboarding is nearly complete but there's some details that i want to point out that tom and his crew use that are very important. first of all, the siding comes pre-primed both sides and the edges and that will help prevent paint failure. secondly, there's a lot of details on the installation. you have this soft flashing that goes under the window casing here and under the sill. now, the next course of clapboards is going to go right here. you can see the felt paper comes down over this clapboard which has already been installed. should any water get in there, it's going to run onto the felt paper and out onto the clapboard rather than going into the building. they also have this matrix which gives a little separation between the clapboard and the structure. now, if any moisture should migrate through the house into this area it'll have a chance to dry out and prevent rot and paint failure. and another very important detail when the siding is installed these joints will be